allow large audiences to see the 'Ride With Your Mind' approach in action.Sometimes Mary works solo, and sometimes in conjunction with other world-class co-presenters. She frequently collaborates with US international dressage rider Heather Blitz, and equine biomechanics researcher Dr. Hilary Clayton, from Michigan State University.

If you/your club/school/BHS area etc. would like to host a talk or demonstration, please contact us on rwymadmin@hotmail.co.uk

you may not have realised how helpful it is to consciously understand the 'how' of riding, discovering how the biomechanics of your sitting influence your horse. Whatever horse you ride, whatever level you ride at, whatever your riding discipline and your ambitions, this approach benefits YOU.. If you are thinking 'yes but'....Read More →

My work on rider biomechanics now includes insights from a number of different coaches. Some are subtle and cutting edge, and can only be taught to advanced riders. Others are simple fixes we all wish we had found years ago, as having those pieces in place makes everything else so much easier! My work has also been enriched by collaborations with Functional Anatomist Tom Myers, and Australian horse trainer Andrew Mclean. Tom's concept of 'muscle chains' has helped to clarify my own inuitions making the rider/horse interaction very understandable. Andrew's work on 'Equine Learning Theory' shows how to get horses understanding go, stop, right, left, and yield - and having those baselines in place (from operant conditioning) makes the rest so much easier. Read More →

My new DVD set features myself and Heather Blitz in a 'Naked Truth of Riding' symposium. It provides great footage which assesses the biomechanical issues of the participants, offering some fixes and a theoretical framework for understanding them. Watching Heather ride the same horses and hearing her commentary shows the power of good biomechanics coupled with 'reactivity training'. Enlightening, funny, and phenominal learning. Read More →

Would you like to learn with coaches who can tell you exactly how to sit and to influence the horse? Would you like more 'feel'? Would you like to know what talented riders actually do, and why they cannot convey that knowledge in words? The way you sit has a profound influence on your horse, and for each little change that you make, he changes too. Learn how this works, and you're a winner! Your riding becomes extremely ethical, and your horse miraculously 'gets it'. Read More →

With ways of seeing it and saying it that work, 'hitting the spot' for riders at all levels! Our answers are easier to understand and quicker to implement. They are do-able and reproducible on your own. They are delivered (according to your needs) in 'bite size chunks'. We expect what others call 'miracles', and we do them daily. Over time we really do 'make the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant' (a quote from Moshe Feldenkrais)...Read More →

It gives an easy-to-understand computer print out of the rider's balance in the back/front, up/down, and side/side planes. We couple this with hands-on feedback from the coach, and fantastic mirrors. This creates a potent learning mix, helpful for riders at all levels - and it's also great fun! More RIDING SIMULATOR WEEKENDS will soon be scheduled for 2017 Read More →

Overdale is set in a Cotswold village with beautiful views and great hacking, with a guest house, pub, and holiday cottages. We can provide your horse with a stable or paddock, or you can ride one of our school horses or ponies. We have a fabulous covered riding arena, and a workshop room. Read More →

Few coaches have answers to problems spanning the massive spectrum from standing still to be mounted to uneven steps in passage! From getting you started, we help you get the horse 'on the bit'. From getting the horse 'on the bit' we help you get good transitions and collection. Our knowledge spans the learning path from basic steering issues to the intricacies of straightness and lateral work. For testimonials from both elite and club level riders Read More

Log your progress by turning our neat page of rider drawings into a mind map. Fill it in after lessons and/or everyday rides, to help you keep track of your insights and your check-list. Keep a list of the 'trigger phrases' that work for you. Read More →

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RIDE WITH YOUR MIND NETWORK NEWS

Our quarterly magasine can be deivered to you on paper or as a PDF. It has news, articles on insights written both by Mary and other contributors, book reviews, clinic information, and some part of it is always hilariously funny....